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August 24, 2020

Chairman Kluss called the regular meeting of the Wright County Supervisors to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present were Rasmussen, Kluss, and Helgevold.

Minutes of the previous regular meeting of August 17, 2020 were read and approved.

Approved claims for payment.

Sandy McGrath with Public Health stated that the positivity rate dropped from the previous week due to the turnaround time of the results and timing. Wright County has now had 495 cases with a 6.2% positivity rate.

Held conference call with Eric at ISG to discuss the Agribusiness Park. They have not heard back from Jetco on the flow meter. Kelly Evans gave update on the water supply. There is vertical construction on the well house. They are ordering a larger pump due to the depth. Prairie Energy has brought the poles to the site and the county Engineer has approved the permit from them.

Supervisor Kluss updated the board on the interview with Tom Ford Jr. for the Water Operation Manager at the Agribusiness Park. Monthly operator services will be $1,200 per month with additional cost for as need services at $40.00 per hour. Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the contract with Tom Ford Jr for the Water Operation Manager at the Agribusiness Park. Motion carries.

Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer gave the board an update on projects. They have started the roadside mowing on the paved routes and are working to be completed before Labor Day. Also gave an update on the bridge replacement and the granular program.

Carissa Lehman, Deputy Assessor, gave an update on a data entry error on some parcel with wetland exemptions. These parcels have now been all reviewed and if approved by the Board, corrected statements will be mailed out.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Rasmussen the amendment to 9 parcels with an increase of $3,792.00. Motion carries.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to approve abatement order #1185 for an amount of $26,647.00. Motion carries.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Rasmussen to approve abatement order #1183 on a missed military credit. Motion carries.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Rasmussen to approve membership to the Prairie Energy Cooperative and have the Chairman sign. Motion carries.

Held a bid letting on DD #107 open ditch clean out bid letting. There were 6 bids presented for the project. The engineers estimate was for $589,660 for 280,000 feet of open ditch clean out. Dan Wiedmeier (Engineer) briefly gave an overview of the project. The substantial completion date is set for July 29, 2021.

The bids were opened and announced as follows: 2 | P a g e

Hjelmeland Excavating (Algona, IA) $463,543.82 Ingraham Construction (Webster City, IA) $644,469.00 Rognes Brothers (Lake Mills, IA) $595,723.00 Reutzel Excavating (Burt, IA) $413,297.00 Lahr Construction (Ryan, IA) $478,400.00 Anderson Excavation (Humboldt, IA) $424,155.44

One bid was thrown out due to bid and bond being contained in the same envelope.

Wiedmeier will review all bids and report back with an official bid spreadsheet. The Board of Supervisors will accept and announce the winning bid on Monday August 31, 2020 at the regularly scheduled board meeting.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to adjourn the meeting. Motion carries.

______Dean Kluss, Chairman Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor Wright County Board of Supervisors